Rail-joint.



No. ses 722 1 u P t T. w. vivons. a am De |0- '90|- RAIL JOINT.

(Application lad Apr. 15, 1901.)

(N0 Model.)

PATENT EErcE.

THOMAS V. DEVORE, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

PECIFCATN forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,722, dated December 10, 1901.

Application iiled April 15, 1901.

T @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS W. DEvoRE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at VVilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in rail-joints, and has for its object to provide novel and elfective means whereby the rails may be joined together at their ends Without the aid of nuts or bolts.

Briefly described, the invention comprises a saddle-plate which isof a length sufficient to reach across two of the ties upon which the rails are laid and carries an integral fishplate to Aembrace one side of the rails at their meeting ends.

. plate is struck upwardly, and this upwardlywhich construction will be hereinafter more i specifically described and then particularly pointed outin the claims. A

In describing the invention in detail reference is Ahad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein like numerals of reference will be employed to indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawings, and in Which- Figure l is a detail perspective view showing the application of my improved joint to the rails. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof with both iish-plates in position. Fig. 3 is an end view with the detachable fish-plate removed. Fig. 4t is a detail perspective view of the saddle-plate and fish-plate carried thereby. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective viewr of a portion of the detachable fish-plate.

Referring new to the drawings by referencenumerals, l indicates a saddle-plate, which is made of a desired Width and of a length sufcient to reach across two of the cross-ties 2.

The free edge of the saddle-` serin No. tacos. (No man.)

This plate carries, adjacent to one edge thereof, an integral fish-plate 3, which is shaped to conform to the base, web, and underneath face of the rail-tread, the portion of the saddle-plate'outside of said fish-plate being provided with apertures to receive securingspikes 3 for fastening the plate to the crossties. Along its other edge this saddle-plate is struck upwardly to form a ridge which lies above the upper face of the plate, this ridge 4 being provided in its underneath face with a groove 5, the outer` wall of which is vertical and the inner Wall of which is at an incline to the vertical Wall or to the face of the plate. The fish-plate 3 embraces the rails at one side thereof at the joint, and to similarly engage the rails at the opposite side I provide a fishplate 6, which has a base portion 7, that lies on the same plane as the saddle-plate l. The portion of this base outside the fish-plate is apertured to receive the securing-spikes on this side, the same as are employed for fastening the saddle-plate to the ties. The part of this base 7 which abuts against the saddleplate is provided along its upper face with a ridge er flange 8, which tits within the groove 5 in the saddle-plate, this ridge or flange having one inclined Wall 9 and one vertical wall to conform to the walls of the groove.

To place the joint in position, the saddleplate is placed on the cross-ties and the rails laid thereon. The fish-plate 6 is then slid in from one end until in the position shown in Fig. 2, when the spikes may be driven through the saddle-plate and through the base portion of the separable fish-plate for securing the parts to the ties.

It will be observed that the joint is extremely simple iu construction and will be effective in its purpose, the rails being securely held, While at the same time being permitted to expand or contract. It will also be observed that in the practice of the invention various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from thegeneral spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a rail-joint a saddle-plate extending across the base of the rails, a fish-plate made integral with one edge thereof, the other edge' IOO of said plate having a ridge made integral therewith, the said ridge having a groove formed in its underneath face, in combination with a detachable iish-plate having a base portion, which when in position lies on a plane with the saddle-plate, said base portion having a ridge made integral therewith, adapted to it in the said groove, substantially as described.

2. In a rail-joint, a saddle-plate having a ridge along one edge, said ridge having a groove in its underneath face, the one wall of said groove being vertical and the other Wall being at an incline thereto, and a detachable fish-plate having a base portion which, when in position lies on a plane with' the saddle-plate, said base portion carrying a ridge the side Walls of 'which conform to the side walls of the groove in the saddle-plate', into which said ridge fits when the detachable sh-V plate is inposition,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS W. invorn'iV Witnesses:

JoHN NoLANn, E. E. POTTERi 

